Local Notions of Participation
The different social and cultural values that communities
espouse come to shape different views of participation
that cannot be neglected in community-based PD
projects. For instance, Puri and colleagues (2004) argue
that there are no universal models of participation, giving
examples of different if not opposed patterns of
participation in South Africa and India. In a context such
as the Xhosa-speaking rural communities of South Africa,
decisions over activities that affect the entire community
require consensus. This differs from certain rural contexts
in India, where hierarchical models of communication
and decision-making are predominant. On these grounds,
it has been argued that forms and practices of
participation in design should not be pre-defined, but
rather configured dynamically through interaction with
local communities, and shaped by local understandings,
customs and practices (Winschiers-Teophilus et al.,
2010). In some initiatives, interaction and participation
patterns are modelled around local rites and practices. In
their project with the Yolngu Aboriginals in Australia to
build an indigenous knowledge system, Verran et al.
(2006) have modelled activities on the local Garma
ceremony, and positioned their approach to collaborative
research and design as “performative knowledgemaking”.
Local Notions of ParticipationThe different social and cultural values that communitiesespouse come to shape different views of participationthat cannot be neglected in community-based PDprojects. For instance, Puri and colleagues (2004) arguethat there are no universal models of participation, givingexamples of different if not opposed patterns ofparticipation in South Africa and India. In a context suchas the Xhosa-speaking rural communities of South Africa,decisions over activities that affect the entire communityrequire consensus. This differs from certain rural contextsin India, where hierarchical models of communicationand decision-making are predominant. On these grounds,it has been argued that forms and practices ofparticipation in design should not be pre-defined, butrather configured dynamically through interaction withlocal communities, and shaped by local understandings,customs and practices (Winschiers-Teophilus et al.,2010). In some initiatives, interaction and participationpatterns are modelled around local rites and practices. Intheir project with the Yolngu Aboriginals in Australia tobuild an indigenous knowledge system, Verran et al.(2006) have modelled activities on the local Garmaceremony, and positioned their approach to collaborativeresearch and design as “performative knowledgemaking”.
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